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Recent Examples of squeamish
Like Lawrence, Sam Darnold isn’t squeamish about passing into tight windows or risking an INT blemish.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
So either Sinners will be a long-time-coming breakthrough for Coogler and Jordan … or the Academy will get squeamish about something.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
Anyone, age aside, may find those scenes a little squeamish.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Lawmakers are growing squeamish in the wake of sectarian violence in the country and Israel’s intervention against Damascus.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 23 July 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
So either Sinners will be a long-time-coming breakthrough for Coogler and Jordan … or the Academy will get squeamish about something.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
Anyone, age aside, may find those scenes a little squeamish.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Lawmakers are growing squeamish in the wake of sectarian violence in the country and Israel’s intervention against Damascus.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeamish
Adjective
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The rest of us will sit here with Belichick, sick to our stomachs.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Now, the fear is getting sick or stuck far from home.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Nominally in the spirit of ’90s from-hell thrillers, The Patient is a riveting character drama that offers some queasy white-knuckle suspense on the way to a thrilling climax.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lots of mud, mixed with blood and guts, because what’s Westeros if not a queasy swill of muck and bodily fluids?—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Squeamish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeamish. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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